HELP THE HOMELESS GRANTS
Capital grants of up to £5,000 are available for projects that help homeless people rebuild their lives and move towards a return to mainstream society.
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o Application deadline: MONDAY 15th DECEMBER 2025.
o Funder: Help the Homeless Limited (founded 1975. Charity number 271988. Total charitable expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2024: £102,466 (2023: £84,940; 2022: £82,900; 2021: £84,810)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities with an annual turnover of under £1 million.
o Key words: Capital, Homelessness, Hostels, Drop-In Centres, United Kingdom.
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Help the Homeless provides financial support for hostels, drop-in centres and similar services that are working to help homeless people rebuild their lives and return to society through training or residential facility provision. Please note that grants are for capital projects only and are not awarded for projects that merely offer shelter – projects must help individuals move towards a return to mainstream society.
UK registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £1 million may apply for a capital grant of up to £5,000. There is no matched funding requirement.
Help the Homeless normally awards between 15 and 20 grants totalling around £50,000 each year.
Several examples of recent grant awards are available on the Charity’s website.
Funding is not available for:
o Computers and IT equipment.
o Core costs.
o Individuals, or
o Revenue projects.
Applicants requiring funding for building work and refurbishment are advised to contact CRASH, a charity helping homelessness charities and hospices with vital construction projects.
Further information, guidance and a grant application form is available on the Help the Homeless website.
The Charity meets 4 times each year to consider applications. The next application deadline is Monday 15th December 2025.
Decisions are normally relayed to applicants within 6 weeks of each application deadline.
The charity’s annual report gives the address of the Help the Homeless registered offices as :
Kate Priest
Secretary
Help the Homeless
42 Roman Way
Southwick
Brighton
BN42 4TN
Email: hth@help-the-homeless.